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1. A small color photo from Forest and Bluff Magazine listing 701 Bluff Road for sale in 2013 for $2,900,000. 701 Bluff is on the property where Herbert and Blanche Angster's home once stood before the house caught fire. 701 Bluff was designed by architect Walter Frazier and was demolished in 2013.

   701 Bluff Road

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2. Top half of the front page of the Lake Bluff review for October 15, 1915. The paper announces the birthday party of Sarah Wheeler, which was held in her home on Sylvan Road next door to the Colonial Inn. Also mentioned: Woman's Club held their first meeting of the season; the Village Board held a special meeting to consider the construction of a bridge over the south ravine of Sheridan (Moffett) Road.

   The Lake Bluff Review October 15, 1915

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3. Angster House c.1914 - view looking easterly at Angster House in approximately 1914 - house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright - located at south end of Bluff Road on parcel now known as 701 Bluff Road in 2023 - house burned in 1950s and reported was pushed over the bluff years later

   Angster House c.1914

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4. Angster House on Bluff Road - Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Angster family about 1911. Was on Bluff Road just north of Lillian Dells Drive and was destroyed by fire in the 1950's. Built for Herbert Angster and his wife in 1911. Mrs. Angster was the sister of Sherwin Booth who had Frank Lloyd Wright build a home in Glencoe. Mrs. Angster later became a recluse. Demolished

   Angster house on Bluff Road

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5. Angster Point, Bluff Road - Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Angster family abiout 1911. Was on Bluff Road just north of Lillian Dell's Drive and was destroyed by fire in the 1950's. Built for Herbert Angster and and his wife in 1911. Mrs. Angster was the sister of Sherwin Booth who had Frank Lloyd Wright build a home in Glencoe. Mrs. Angster later became a recluse. Site of Angster house in 1960.

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6. Angster Point, Bluff Road - Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Angster family about 1911. Was on Bluff Road just north of Lillian Dell's Drive and was destroyed by fire in the 1950's. Built for Herbert Angster and his wife in 1911. Mrs. Angster was the sister of Sherwin Booth who had Frank Lloyd Wright build a home in Glencoe. Mrs. Angster later became a recluse.

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7. Angster property - Correspondence between attorneys regarding the sale of the Blanche Angster and Herbert Angster property located at the eastern end of Blodgett Avenue along Bluff Road. The asking price for the six acres of lake front property was $35,000 in 1961. A letter between George Beaubien and John Thomson, attorneys describing the various properties along the bluff of Lake Michigan, including Lillian Dell and the Hille lands and right of ways / easements. There is also a drawing of the layout of the above mentioned properties, as well as the Park District property at the end of Mountain Avenue. All documents are Xerox copies. SEE ALSO : Memo 1, 2, and 4, Note 7 and Sketch 1 in this Catalog.

   Angster property

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8. Angster's Bluff - Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Angster family about 1911. Was on Bluff Road just north of Lillian Dell's Drive and was destroyed by fire in the 1950's. Built for Herbert Angster and his wife in 1911. Mrs. Angster was the sister of Sherwin Booth who had Frank Lloyd Wright build a home in Glencoe. Mrs. Angster later became a recluse.

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9. Angster's Bluff, Bluff Road - Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Angster family about 1911. Was on Bluff Road just north of Lillian Dell's Drive and was destroyed by fire in the 1950's. Built for Herbert Angster and his wife in 1911. Mrs. Angster was the sister of Sherwin Booth who had Frank Lloyd Wright build a home in Glencoe. Mrs. Angster later became a recluse.

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10. Angster's Point looking West, Bluff Road - Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Angster family about 1911. Was on Bluff Road just north of Lillian Dell's Drive and was destroyed by fire in the 1950's. Built for Herbert Angster and his wife in 1911. Mrs. Angster was the sister of Sherwin Booth who had Frank Lloyd Wright build a home in Glencoe. Mrs. Angster later became a recluse.

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11. Deeds to land adjoining Blodgett Avenue east of Birch Road - Elmer Vliet notes on a few deeds to land adjoining Blodgett Ave. east of Birch Road beginning in 1896 when Cloes sold a tract of land (Tract "F") to A. K. Stearns in 1896 for $8,000. Other transfers include Blodgett to Durand, Stearns to Herbert Angster, Thomas Stearns to Grace Stanley. Also included are two sketches by Vliet showing some of the land being transferred.

    Some deeds to land adjoing Blodgett Ave. east of Birch Road

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12. Herbert and Blanche Angster home - Black and white photo probably made from a slide of the Herbert Angster and Mary Angster home, which was built in 1911 on Bluff Road and designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The house was destroyed by fire in 1956. The land for the home was purchased from A. K. Stearns, who originally purchased 7 acres from along the lake front from Ben Cloes. Mrs. Angster lived alone in the house for many years and became a recluse. Because of her peculiar habits she became known as "crazy Mary".

    Herbert and Blanche Angster home

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13. Herbert Angster - An article about Herbert Angster titled Service Above Self... Angster. An obituary for Angster, who died January 18, 1965 at the age of 82. He had retired five years previously as executive director and executive secretary of Pump Manufacturers.

    Herbert Angster

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14. Herbert Angster - Drawing, diagram, and description of Herbert Angster's residence in Lake Bluff from an unknown book. The home was located at 605 East Blodgett Avenue (1940 Census) now Bluff Road and designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The house was destroyed by fire in 1956, and the remains bulldozed over the bluff. Also copies of land transfers.

    Herbert Angster

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15. If a Chimney Falls in a Bluff ... Does it Make a Sound? - The article If a Chimney Falls in a Bluff ... Does it Make a Sound? written by Adrienne Fawcett, tells how a 16-foot brick chimney, fell one night after standing on the Lake Michigan bluff for over 100 years. The chimney belong to the home of A. K. Stearn's, who purchased 7 acres of land from Ben and Ida Cloes in 1905. The article states that in 1948, after Stearns's death, erosion was so bad that his home was very near the bluff. It stood empty for a number of years and was eventually destroyed by fire, except for the chimney. Another house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, was built to the south of the Stearns house, which was also later destroyed. \The property was later subdivided into three lots.

    If a Chimney Falls in a Bluff ... Does it Make a Sound?

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16. Lake County Star - SERVICE ABOVE SELF .. HERBERT ANGSTER - Long time resident of Highland Park, formerly of Lake Bluff, celebrates his 50th anniversary as past president of the Rotary club - the founding club. LAKE BLUFF BASKS IN 4TH'S GLOW

    Lake County Star

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17. Lake County Star "A Look at Lake Bluff" - Lake Forest High School Spring Concert Lake Bluff Junior High School An look at early Lake Bluff

    A Look at Lake Bluff

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18. Lillian Dell's Drive - An unsigned letter between Village President William Cochran and Herbert Angster concerning John Crosby who, "in defiance of the rights of the Village in the premises has undertaken to and has built a fence across the roadway known as Lillian Dell Drive, running from Sheridan (Moffett) Road to the beach on the lake front in the Village of Lake Bluff, and has posted signboards thereon claiming ownership of said roadway."

    Lillian Dell's Drive

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19. The Villager - Local Lake Bluff newspaper which contains headlines such as: Dog Poisoning Epidemic Claims Another Victim Deerfield Officials Support Lake Bluff Annexation Effort Four Successful in Local Postmaster Examinations Churches Unite to Give All Kids Halloween Party School Board Holds October Meeting Monday Last Chance to Register as Voter Tuesday October 30 Elizabeth Bunting Bride of Cecil Crouse Saturday Annexation to Deerfield Hits Obstacles Around the Town

    Lake Bluff Villager

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